Kirill Grushin
Research Scientist in Cell BiologyCards
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2026
Synaptic transmission: Munc13 assembles onto PI(4,5)P2-rich domains into trimers that cooperate to capture vesicles
Li F, Radhakrishnan A, Gautam S, Diaz G, Sundaram R, Coleman J, Zheng H, Grushin K, Chavent M, Rothman J, Pincet F. Synaptic transmission: Munc13 assembles onto PI(4,5)P2-rich domains into trimers that cooperate to capture vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2026, 123: e2523347123. PMID: 41671179, PMCID: PMC12912961, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2523347123.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Two successive oligomeric Munc13 assemblies scaffold vesicle docking and SNARE assembly to support neurotransmitter release
Bera M, Grushin K, Kalyana Sundaram R, Hinzen J, Chen J, Chatterjee A, Radhakrishnan A, Lee S, Padmanarayana M, Coleman J, Pincet F, Rothman J, Dittman J. Two successive oligomeric Munc13 assemblies scaffold vesicle docking and SNARE assembly to support neurotransmitter release. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 7222. PMID: 40764329, PMCID: PMC12325603, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62420-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Diacylglycerol-dependent hexamers of the SNARE-assembling chaperone Munc13-1 cooperatively bind vesicles
Li F, Grushin K, Coleman J, Pincet F, Rothman J. Diacylglycerol-dependent hexamers of the SNARE-assembling chaperone Munc13-1 cooperatively bind vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306086120. PMID: 37883433, PMCID: PMC10623011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306086120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTurbocharging synaptic transmission
Rothman J, Grushin K, Bera M, Pincet F. Turbocharging synaptic transmission. FEBS Letters 2023, 597: 2233-2249. PMID: 37643878, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14718.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRoles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinery
Sundaram R, Chatterjee A, Bera M, Grushin K, Panda A, Li F, Coleman J, Lee S, Ramakrishnan S, Ernst A, Gupta K, Rothman J, Krishnakumar S. Roles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinery. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2309516120. PMID: 37590407, PMCID: PMC10450444, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2309516120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how Munc13 and Munc18 proteins cooperate to prime synaptic vesicles for rapid neurotransmitter release, revealing key roles of diacylglycerol in enhancing vesicle readiness and calcium-triggered fusion.
2022
Munc13 structural transitions and oligomers that may choreograph successive stages in vesicle priming for neurotransmitter release
Grushin K, Kalyana Sundaram RV, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE. Munc13 structural transitions and oligomers that may choreograph successive stages in vesicle priming for neurotransmitter release. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2121259119. PMID: 35135883, PMCID: PMC8851502, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2121259119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Reversible stacking of lipid nanodiscs for structural studies of clotting factors
Grushin K, White M, Stoilova-McPhie S. Reversible stacking of lipid nanodiscs for structural studies of clotting factors. Nanotechnology Reviews 2017, 6: 139-148. DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2016-0073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Conformational Response of Influenza A M2 Transmembrane Domain to Amantadine Drug Binding at Low pH (pH 5.5)
Georgieva E, Borbat P, Grushin K, Stoilova-McPhie S, Kulkarni N, Liang Z, Freed J. Conformational Response of Influenza A M2 Transmembrane Domain to Amantadine Drug Binding at Low pH (pH 5.5). Frontiers In Physiology 2016, 7: 317. PMID: 27524969, PMCID: PMC4965473, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Factor VIII organisation on nanodiscs with different lipid composition
Grushin K, Miller J, Dalm D, Stoilova-McPhie S. Factor VIII organisation on nanodiscs with different lipid composition. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2015, 113: 741-749. PMID: 25589466, DOI: 10.1160/th14-09-0725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlgorithmsAnimalsBinding SitesFactor VIIIImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMembrane ProteinsMembranes, ArtificialMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNanostructuresPhosphatidylserinesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein MultimerizationRecombinant ProteinsSurface PropertiesSwineDimeric Organization of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII bound to Lipid Nanotubes
Dalm D, Galaz-Montoya J, Miller J, Grushin K, Villalobos A, Koyfman A, Schmid M, Stoilova-McPhie S. Dimeric Organization of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII bound to Lipid Nanotubes. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 11212. PMID: 26082135, PMCID: PMC4469981, DOI: 10.1038/srep11212.Peer-Reviewed Original Research